The malomba is a potent familiar to magic casting creatures and dark vooduns. It appears as a four or five-foot-long serpent with a humanoid face. It is intelligent and can speak a variety of mortal languages and it can cast spells or even spit poison. They can be found in the company of the qori ismaris , the popobawa or evil vooduns. They gently coil around their masters and fire spells with no need for any physical components, only using their serpent-like voices. 0.